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Indoor hall photograph of a smiling person in a rust-orange and gold-bordered draped robe, with a heavy gold necklace featuring a central pendant, gold bangles and armlets, and a white-and-red forehead marking, raising one palm in blessing. Their hair is long and swept back. They hold a sheet of paper and stand beside a red wooden tray of apples and sweets, with rudraksha malas visible. A man in a striped jacket and glasses presses his palms together in greeting nearby, while men in white dhotis stand behind a row of silver stanchions. A projector screen, ceiling fans and a deity display are visible in the background. Swamiji (probable): the orange robe, long swept-back hair, heavy gold necklace and rudraksha malas match the appearance cues for the figure blessing the devotee.

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A photograph in a bright hall with a tiled floor and a line of devotees behind silver stanchions. A man in ornate reddish-brown robes with a gold border and gold waist sash stands with a white vibhuti line on his forehead, a red bindi, a long gold-and-bead garland and a rudraksha mala. He holds a folded white paper and raises one hand toward a white-shirted devotee on the left, who bows with palms joined, touching the crown of his head. An attendant in a red top holds a red tray of red apples and packaged sweets, with rudraksha malas draped over it. Several other people in white or red clothing stand in the background. a person: the robed central figure has long swept-back hair, gold ornaments and a ceremonial garland.2013-07-25A man in a reddish-brown dhoti-style garment with broad gold borders, wearing a long rudraksha mala and a vertical tilak on his forehead with a red dot, walks down a central aisle smiling and raising one hand in greeting. Devotees in white on the left stand with palms pressed together in namaskar behind a metal stanchion barrier. On the right, a person holds a box of red apples and packaged sweets. In the background, a stage holds a colourful deity murti and a gold-framed altar in a hall with ceiling fans and lights. Swamiji (probable): the man has long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and saffron-toned ornate clothing, so he is a probable in-person candidate.2013-07-27A smiling man in an orange-saffron turban, orange dhoti with gold-bordered wrap, rudraksha mala and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace stands in a hall, raising one hand in blessing toward a kneeling devotee in white dhoti and shirt who bows with palms pressed together. A red box of apples and rudraksha malas is held nearby. Behind, a stage with a deity murti and ornate backdrop, a projector screen and other saffron-clad attendees and devotees fill the hall.2013-07-31Indoor photo of a hall with a stage backdrop, a projection screen showing an image, and a deity display with a red curtain. A man in a rust-orange turban, saffron-orange wrap with gold border, rudraksha mala and a large gold ceremonial pendant stands smiling at right, one arm raised toward a line of devotees. Several devotees in white dhotis and striped shirts stand with palms pressed together in greeting. A basket of red apples sits at lower right behind a metal stanchion barrier. The man's appearance has several distinctive ceremonial cues, so the identity is a person, shown as a figure greeting devotees.2013-07-30Photograph inside a hall with white ceiling tiles and fluorescent lights, showing a procession lane lined with stanchions and chains. A smiling man in an orange-brown turban, rudraksha mala and gold ceremonial necklace with a lotus-style pendant, wearing a brown-orange wrap with gold borders, raises one hand in blessing while carrying a red box of apples and rudraksha malas. Men in white shirts and white dhotis stand on the left with palms pressed together, some barefoot. Women in orange and white saris stand on the right, and a golden throne-like seat is visible at the far end of the hall. Probable Swamiji's appearance matches the orange turban, mala and gold necklace cues, shown as a figure greeting devotees during a darshan-style procession.2013-07-30A man in an orange-red turban and rust-brown dhoti with gold borders walks down a carpeted aisle in a hall, smiling and raising one hand in blessing. He wears a long mala of rudraksha beads with a large gold ceremonial pendant and gold bangles. To his left, men in white shirts stand with palms pressed together in namaste, and to his right women in orange and red saris stand with hands folded. A red wooden tray of apples is held beside him. At the far end, a large golden throne with red cushions stands on a stage with a red curtain and a camera tripod. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure in the robes, turban, gold pendant and rudraksha mala, with a red chandlo on the forehead.2013-07-30July 24 20132013-07-24July 20 20132013-07-20April 01 20132013-04-01A woman in an orange-brown sari with gold border and a long gold-bead necklace, red bindi, and gold bangles raises her right hand with a broad smile in a hall with red velvet drapes and a gold throne. To her left, three men in white and a bare-headed devotee fold their hands in greeting and bow. Behind them, two women in rust-red saris stand near a gold-edged throne and a tray; a projection screen hangs at the left.2013-10-19A photograph of a darshan line inside a hall with white ceiling tiles and recessed lights. A man in a brown-orange robe with a gold-coloured ceremonial necklace, gold bangles and a gold armband, and wearing a forehead tilak and long swept-back dark hair, smiles and extends his right hand in blessing toward a bald man in glasses and a white shirt who bows with palms pressed together. Several bald men wear white and saffron robes in the background, a row of people stand behind metal stanchions, and a basket of apples sits in the lower right. A person in a white outfit with a rudraksha mala stands to the left, and a gilded deity murti and stage appear in the far background. a person appears in a robe and gold necklace, giving darshan to a devotee.2013-07-25July 27 20132013-07-27